Movie: King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

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Peter Jackson
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Jack Black
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Andy Serkis
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Adrien Brody
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Naomi Watts
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    Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.

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    2005-12-13

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